Ghost bears [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the biodiversity crisis / / R. Edward Grumbine ; foreword by Michael Soulé

• Autore: Grumbine R. Edward
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95
• Soggetto topico: Biodiversity conservation - Philosophy; Environmental ethics
• Note generali: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Union Institute).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Ch. 1: Boundary Marking: An Introduction""; ""Ch. 2: The Biology of Thinking Like a Mountain""; ""Defining Biodiversity""; ""The Advent of Conservation Biology""; ""The Quest for Viable Populations""; ""The Decline of Nature Reserves""; ""Effects of Habitat Fragmentation""; ""Natural Disturbances and Patchy Landscapes""; ""Greater Ecosystems and Biological Corridors""; ""A New Ecological Image of Nature""; ""Ch. 3: Ghost Bears""; ""Grizzly Bears in North America""; ""The Bear Mother Myth"" ; ""Grizzlies in the North Cascades""""Grizzly Bear Recovery""; ""Decisions for the Future""; ""Ch. 4: Laws on the Land""; ""The Limits of Legal Preservation""; ""The Endangered Species Act and Biodiversity""; ""The National Forest Management Act""; ""National Forest Planning""; ""The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest Plan""; ""Challenging the Forest Service in Wisconsin""; ""Forest Plans and the Courts""; ""A National Biodiversity Protection Act""; ""Legislation for Ancient Forests""; ""The Future of Legislative Reform""; ""Ch. 5: The Landscape of Management""; ""What Is a Resource?"" ; ""The Origins of Public Land Management and the Rise of the Forest Service""""Rivalry with the Park Service""; ""Wise-Use Today""; ""The Story of the Northern Spotted Owl""; ""The Genesis of Ecosystem Management""; ""Ecosystem Management in Practice: Lessons From Yellowstone and the North Cascades""; ""Federal Agencies and Public Participation""; ""Reforming the Landscape of Management""; ""Ch. 6: Ecosystem Management for Native Diversity""; ""Ecosystem-Management Goals""; ""Outlining a Model of Ecosystem Management""; ""Land Managers in Support of Biodiversity"" ; ""Passing an Engangered Ecosystems Act""""Protecting Biodiversity on State and Private Lands""; ""Scientists and Advocacy""; ""Biodiversity and Civic Responsibility""; ""Ch. 7: Resources, Ecosystems, Place""; ""The Council of All Beings""; ""Ecosystem Management for the Ecological Self""; ""The Fallacy of Ecosystem Management""; ""Dwelling in the Commons: A Map for the Future""; ""The Promise of the Biodiversity Crisis""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Ghost bears
• ISBN: 1-59726-274-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786477303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II